Before long, Ye Chuqi came face-to-face with a mid-rank magic beast.
The Greatsword's edge gleamed subduedly. Without hesitation, Ye Chuqi charged straight at the snarling mid-rank magic beast.
It was a black-skinned pig, one of the most common magic beasts in the Lost Forest, but one that found it extremely difficult to advance. Most were only first or second rank. This one had already reached the fourth rank. Though it was still at the bottom among mid-rank magic beasts, it was remarkably gifted for a species with so little innate talent.
Black-skinned pigs had enormous tusks and were semi-social magic beasts, living in groups of a dozen or so, with a few dozen members at most. Their huge bodies came with equally huge appetites, and too many members in one group could easily cause problems when dividing food. Whenever their numbers grew too large, they would automatically split off into new groups and seek suitable territory elsewhere.
This black-skinned pig had appeared alone. Its massive body was not bloated; she could actually make out the contours of muscles along its torso, giving it a sleek, taut appearance.
Then San San murmured, "That meat... must be especially good..."
Ye Chuqi nearly slipped and delivered herself straight onto the black-skinned pig's tusks. Even the sword in her hand wobbled.
"Don't get so excited!" San San sounded utterly unruffled. The black-skinned pig posed no threat to Ye Chuqi as far as San San was concerned, leaving plenty of room for a relaxed joke. "I'm telling the truth. Black-skinned pigs already have excellent meat. Some adventurers go into the Lost Forest specifically to hunt them, just for that meat."
Expressionless, Ye Chuqi stamped her foot and darted past the black-skinned pig, listening to the sound of trees snapping behind her. "Kiddo, eating wild animals